WeHadOneofThose by ChesterMikeUK

Celebrating the 70th birthday of Hoover UK`s first washing machine. It officially rolled off the production line on the 1st March 1948, at the Hoover factory in Merthyr Tidfyl, South Wales. Very fitting as it was St Davids Day, the patron saint of Wales. "Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus"  This compact wringer washing machine was designed for the British kitchen and would fit under the draining board, a great spacesaver with our compact kitchens. It had a simplistic design, an aluminium tub was bolted to the base and sides, it had the famous "Hoover Pulsator" a spinning disc set in the side of the tub and driven by a belt  from a motor underneath. It had no switch you plugged it into your socket on the wall and switched on.    The aluminium worktop was also used as a cover to prevent water from splashing over the floor. The Hoover Pulsator revolved at 560 rpm and rolled the clothes throughout the water so getting them clean. It didn't even have

Who remembers having a "Scullery" in their house, usually tucked away off the small cooking kitchen, this was where dishes and clothes would be washed. Featuring a stone earthenware sink or slab that you would pre wash the clothes in then rinse them clear. Most early sinks would only have had a cold tap. Usually using pink carbolic or green or yellow sunlight soap. Oh the smell !! Then transfer the clothes to the galvanised washtub already filled with water heated in a copper boiler. You would then use a Posser or Dolly, it had a large handle and wooden fingers to clean the clothes. You would turn the handle left and right repeatedly to move the clothes back and forth in the water like in an agitator washing machine. You would use Sunlight Soap Flakes in the washtub to clean the clothes. Here`s the washtub and wooden airer to dry the clothes on in front of the kitchen range. And glass washboard with w

As semi automatic washing machines go, this one was one of the first, from the 1930`s it was one of the first to have a dual purpose tub. To wash, the tub was loaded from the top then tilted to act like todays front loaders.  Then when you had finished tumbling the clothes you swung the tub upright and spun the clothes dry. Very innovative for its day. Take a look !! Have you ever seen one before ? 

Who remembers the "Heavymen" advert from the 1980`s Advertising the Hoover Electron range of washers & dryers. And "Me n Ron" would like ta thank ya for buying some really mean machine lol. Tell us about your Hoover Mean Machine experiences, did you have one of these ?

  Here`s a few favourite pics of our appliances being fixed and renovated... The Hotpoint 1400 twintub from 1960 is needing some new hoses. Hoses all connected. Final adjustments needed... All working fine, filterflow running smoothly. Hotpoint Toploader converted to cold fill by Steve. Ready for testing by Richard. Working fine, Steve checking the water temperature,  Both Mikes @ the Hoover Computer 1100 Fascia cleaned ready for inspection Gary sorted out the "what goes where" wiring... All back together but Mikes not letting go ha ha... The Bendix washer dryer is ready for a test wash All working fine on wash and dry... All happy campers after a weekends work...